For the third year in a row Old Sacramento is the hometown holiday headquarters for the greater Sacramento region. With major holiday attractions like The Polar Express and the Raley's Theatre of Lights, a visit to Old Sacramento is quickly jumping to the forefront on many resident's lists of "must do's" during the holidays.
For its third year producing this live staging of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, the Old Sacramento Business Association announces a new presenting sponsor – Raley's Family of Stores.
"I can't be prouder to have Raley's support for Theatre of Lights"; said Chris McSwain of the OSBA. “In Old Sacramento we celebrate the history of our region and obviously Raley’s is an important part of the history.”
"We are excited to be part of such a wonderful community event," said Jennifer Teel-Wolter, Raley's Community Relations Manager. "The Theatre of Lights is a magical way for families to celebrate the holiday season."
Raley’s Theatre of Lights mixes the historic charm of Old Sacramento with cutting edge sound and lighting technology to create a truly unique holiday experience for visitors from all over.
About 50,000 guests from all over Northern California enjoyed the holiday magic of Old Sacramento’s Theatre of Lights last year. “Raley’s Theatre of Lights is at the center of Old Sacramento’s complete holiday experience — from shopping and celebrating to giving to loved ones and to charity,” McSwain said. “Old Sacramento gives guests something that’s hard to find anywhere else in Northern California, historic holiday nostalgia.” Old Sacramento ‘tis the location for visitors to get all their shopping done and more.
From the Gold Rush to the mid-1960’s when this first historic district in the West was created, its prime waterfront location has become a unique, one of a kind shopping experience that can’t be found anywhere else in the region. With over 100 shops and 53 historic buildings, Old Sacramento is bringing traditional holiday cheer to this national historic landmark with this annual event, not only for locals, but for the entire region. Whether visitors come for an hour or a long weekend, Old Sacramento has plenty of historic landmarks, museums, entertainment, and shopping, providing something for everyone.
• Wednesday, Nov. 23 – City of Sacramento Christmas Tree Lighting beginning at 6 p.m., Theatre of Lights premiere performance at 6:45.
• Friday, Nov. 25-Sunday, Nov. 27, nightly at 6:15 and 7:45
• Thursday, Dec. 1-Sunday, Dec. 4, nightly at 6:15 and 7:45
• Thursday, Dec. 8-Sunday, Dec. 11, nightly at 6:15 and 7:45
• Thursday, Dec. 15-Sunday, Dec. 18, nightly at 6:15 and 7:45
• Monday, Dec. 19-Friday, Dec. 23, nightly at 6:15 and 7:45
• Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, one show only at 6:15 p.m.
• New Year's Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m and 8:30 p.m. as part of the Sky Spectacular fireworks show.
Old Sacramento’s Theatre of Lights is a unique state-of-the-art live staging of the classic ’Twas The Night Before Christmas hosted by Mark Twain. (See video from the 2010 staging.)
The show blends a symphony of lights, sounds and visual effects which will take the audience back to a time when the beloved poem ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas was first introduced in Sacramento in 1857 in The Sacramento Bee. The beloved poem comes to life on the balconies and rooftops of Old Sacramento’s historic buildings on K Street between Front and 2nd Street.
“Old Sacramento’s Theatre of Lights has solidified itself as a new tradition with more than 50,000 people attending the show in its second season last year,” explained Chris McSwain of the Old Sacramento Business Association. “We look forward to sharing some new and exciting surprises and enhancements to the show with the audience this year. We hope it continues to attract families to the hometown magic of Old Sacramento during the holidays.”
This year’s show includes many technical upgrades to the lighting and sound for the production. “Audiences will be blown away by the professional quality of the sound and lighting effects,” added Troy Carlson, owner of Stage Nine Entertainment and creative director of the Theatre of Lights. “With lighting by Sacramento Theatrical Lighting and sound effects by Skywalker Sound, it will rival any theme park holiday attraction, and Theatre of Lights is free to the public!”
Historic California Connection
Scurfield Company
Historic Old Sacramento Foundation
Ebner Hotel/Empire
Old Sacramento's Theatre of Lights will be dark on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. It runs through New Year's Eve.
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